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This year’s cohort, over 50 per cent of them hailing from non-metro cities, includes five scholars who have been co-sponsored by the Adani Group to study artificial intelligence and five others co-sponsored by the TVS Motor group for masters in STEM. It also includes three scholars from the inaugural Chevening Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda (MGJSM) Scholarship co-sponsored by the Jharkhand government, three scholars co-sponsored by HSBC India and one scholar each co-sponsored by HUL India and Duolingo. “It was great to meet this year’s cohort, to get to know their stories and ambitions. Travelling to India as an 18-year-old…

Addressing the actress as his “baby girl”, Chandrashekhar, who is currently lodged at Delhi’s Mandoli jail, wrote: “Wishing you a very Happy Birthday. May God bless you, my Baby Girl. Your Birthday is the happiest day of every year in my life. In fact, it means more to me than my own birthday. You are becoming even more beautiful and youthful with each passing day. I am missing you immensely; you have no idea.”The letter was released through his lawyer Anant Malik on Friday morning.”I miss the moments of gifting you exotic flowers and, most importantly, our magical hugs, and…

The national highway was badly damaged in the landslide that occurred near Pandoh in Mandi district. Hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on both sides of the affected area.The police have stopped vehicular traffic beyond Mandi towards Kullu and from Kullu towards Mandi.The alternate road link between Mandi and Kullu via Kataula has also been hampered by the massive landslide near Kamad, official said.The district administrations of Mandi and Kullu have advised visitors to suspend their journey on the Mandi-Kullu route until the restoration of highway. It is expected that the highway will be restored by later in the day.Even the…

The Chief Minister is happy that the lift project got the clearance when the first stage works reached the final stage and were ready for the next phase.CM KCR said it a delightful moment that the clearances will help to speed up the second phase works which provides irrigation water to 12.30 lakh acres in erstwhile Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar districts.The CM said that it is another historical victory for Telangana that the state succeeded in getting clearances against all odds.Apart from the construction of projects, Telangana once again proved it is unmatched in obtaining permissions. It is the testament of…

The newly laid highway has been closed near Chakki ka Mod, the sinking zone that kept the highway shut for nearly a week.The highway was reopened for traffic on Tuesday.Authorities have deployed men and machinery to make the highway motorable.Experts blame unscientific road construction for the frequent landsides on the highway at several points between Parwanoo and Solan towns.Last week, a 40 metre-long road was completely washed away near Chakki ka Mod.The police directed commuters to use alternative roads like Parwanoo-Jangeshu-Kala Amb-Nahan-Kumarhatti or Baddi-Nalagarh-Ramshehar-Kunihar to travel towards Shimla from Chandigarh.–IANSvg/kvd

A delegation of RLD MLAs had, on Wednesday, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, sparking speculation that the party might join the BJP-led NDA.However, RLD national spokesperson Anil Dubey said the MLAs met Yogi to highlight the problems of the farmers due to drought and floods.“This is being projected as a preparation for the RLD to join the NDA, which is false,” Dubey said.He said that the party is with the opposition alliance and will contest the 2024 general elections together.He said the BJP was worried about the popularity of the RLD, which is an ally of the Samajwadi Party in…

On seeing suspicious movements along the International Border early in the morning, BSF personnel challenged the intruder as he did not stop and continued moving ahead, an official told IANS.The personnel, sensing a threat, opened fire, killing the man on the spot, the official added.More details are awaited.–IANSvg/ksk

The effect and the halo of those victories under two legendary and brilliant Indian cricketers, Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are moments of joy and pride that India revels in, even today.The Wankhede Stadium was the venue of that glorious hit into the stands by Dhoni in 2011 for a victory, a shot that made Indian cricket finally believe in its potential as world-beaters.Since then, the face of Indian cricket has changed drastically as the young players who have emerged are far more aggressive, confident and focused than ever before. It transformed the attitude and perception of the way…

In a statement on Thursday, the three experts — the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; the Special Rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association; and the Special Rapporteur on human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment — admonished the Chinese government to provide details about the reason for detention and the health conditions of the nine Tibetans, all of whom were detained between 2010 and 2019.The Special Rapporteurs also emphasized that Chinese authorities should provide adequate medical care and permit the Tibetans’ families to visit them.They also stated…

The police also recovered two phones and after unlocking one, they ascertained her identity as a resident of Bhubaneswar.Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cantonment, Abhinav Kumar said her family members told police she was in Lucknow in search of a job and that they had lost communication with her.Her parents were arriving on Friday and hoped that would help in the investigation of the case, he added.As per reports, the sedan was found parked in the thickets near an overhead water tank in sector 19 of Vrindavan Colony under PGI police station area and its rear door was flung open.Boys playing…